$220
Edvins Strautmanis (Latvian,1933-1992) lithograph depicting a semi abstract figure of a man in red against a dark background, matted in an open faced frame. Signed by the artist to the lower right hand corner. Frame measures 32" in height by 24-1/2" in width with a sight image measuring 29" in height by 22-1/2" in width. All measurements are approximate. Edvins Strautmanis (1933-1992) was born in Latvia in 1933. Emigrating with his family to Chicago in 1950, Strautmanis studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and worked in the graphics department of Playboy magazine. He began exhibiting in Chicago in 1965, before moving to New York in 1970. Over the years Strautmanis showed at LoGiudice Gallery, Allan Stone Gallery and Stephen Rosenberg Gallery. His work is included in many notable collections, including The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Herbert F Johnson Museum of Cornell University, the Phoenix Museum of Art, the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL, and the Kunsthaus in Zurich, Switzerland. Strautmanis has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Art in America, and a review in Artforum penned by Roberta Smith. He died at 58 in New York in 1992.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2017-02-18
